61.   While money in the bank can turn a candidate into an early front-runner and scare off potential opponents, the ability to raise money can be even more important.

62.   With George W. Bush riding high in the polls, potential Democratic opponents have been as quiet as ghosts.

63.   Why give potential opponents the club to beat you with in November?

64.   Allies and potential opponents of President Boris Yeltsin evenly split a dozen weekend gubernatorial races, according to returns reported Monday.

65.   After unveiling a series of television commercials to introduce himself to voters, Bloomberg gained several percentage points on his potential Democratic opponents in a poll released last week.

66.   Ballack said the players were aware of the potential opponents they could face if they survive Paraguay but were not spending too much time thinking about it.

67.   Bush has declined to talk about any potential opponents.

68.   Despite avoiding Dynamo Kiev, Olympique Lyonnais expects it will still have to be wary of its two potential opponents.

69.   Diya was later implicated in a coup plot that is widely believed to have been trumped up by Abacha to neutralize potential opponents.

70.   In the other half of the draw, Tommy Haas and Sebastien Grosjean are potential semifinal opponents.